Re: Verizon Blackberry 8703e - specs & details

Re: Verizon Blackberry 8703e - specs & details

How do you get to be a "select customer" to pre order by 8/31? sniff sniff I smell crap.

Certain gov't agencies were able to pre-order starting 8/21, with no guarantee of fulfillment. The email from our rep said that VZW "should be launching the new device on or before 9/1."

"They will be fulfilled as soon as the item is available to ship from our warehouse"

That said, the pricing was set at $199.99 with data-only plan, $149.99 with data+voice.

This is nothing new, companies always give the gov't, and I would assume large corps, a break. No contracts, big price breaks, and pre-consumer availability are just a few things they get. It makes sense though, if you know the agency won't be calling VZW tech support and will buy a thousand of some device in a week, why not sell them early and discounted?